Sin aliento / Breathless: The Scientific Race to Defeat a Deadly Virus by David

Description: Sin aliento / Breathless: The Scientific Race to Defeat a Deadly Virus by David Quammen Estimated delivery 3-12 business days Format Paperback Condition Brand New Description La apasionante crónica de la carrera contrarreloj para descifrar el SARS-CoV-2 y frenar una pandemia devastadora. Finalista del National Book Award "Unacrónica iluminadora y apasionada de la crisis que ha definido nuestro tiempo".—The New York Times David Quammen, uno de los mejores escritores científicos del mundo y autor de Contagio (Debate, 2020), la obra de referencia sobre enfermedades zoonóticas (las que saltan de animales a humanos), nos sumerge en la frenética carrera por descifrar el coronavirus SARS-CoV-2, encontrar su origen y hacer posible el desarrollo de vacunas para combatir la pandemia de COVID-19. Tras entrevistar a casi un centenar de científicos, entre ellos los virólogos más importantes del panorama internacional, Quammen denuncia cómo durante décadas los expertos advirtieron de que esta pandemia llegaría, pero sus consejos fueron ignorados por razones económicas o políticas. Además, también se encarga de descifrar las claves para entender algunas teorías sobre el origen del virus y descartar otras suposiciones más escandalosas, pero menos fiables. Este libro nos traslada a la primera línea de batalla contra la COVID-19 a través de los ojos de aquellos científicos que lideraron esta lucha, y lo hace con la prosa comprensible y reveladora de un maestro incomparable como Quammen.ENGLISH DESCRIPTIONNational Book Award finalist, Breathless, tells the story of the worldwide scientific race to decipher the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2, trace its source, and make possible the vaccines to fight the Covid-19 pandemic—a "luminous, passionate account of the defining crisis of our time." (The New York Times). Breathless is a "gripping" (The Atlantic) but "clear-eyed analysis" (Time) of SARs-CoV-2 and its fierce journey through the human population, as seen by the scientists who study its origin, its ever-changing nature, and its capacity to kill us. David Quammen expertly shows how strange new viruses emerge from animals into humans as we disrupt wild ecosystems and how those viruses adapt to their human hosts, sometimes causing global catastrophe. He explains why this coronavirus will probably be a "forever virus," destined to circulate among humans and bedevil us endlessly, in one variant form or another. As scientists labor to catch it, comprehend it, and control it, with their high-tech tools and methods, the virus finds ways of escape. Based on interviews with nearly one hundred scientists, including leading virologists in China and around the world, Quammen explains that: -Infectious disease experts saw this pandemic coming -Some scientists, for more than two decades, warned that "the next big one" would be caused by a changeable new virus—very possibly a coronavirus—but such warnings were ignored for political or economic reasons -The precise origins of this virus may not be known for years, but some clues are compelling, and some suppositions can be dismissed -And much more Written by "one of our finest explainers of the natural world for decades" (Chicago Tribune), this "compelling and terrifying" (The New York Times) account is an unparalleled look inside the frantic international race to understand and control SARS-CoV-2—and what it might mean for the next potential global health crisis. Author Biography David Quammen (Cincinatti, 1948) es un escritor estadounidense apasionado de la ciencia y la naturaleza. Ha escrito 15 libros acerca de temas que van desde los virus y epidemias hasta las relaciones del hombre con la naturaleza, la teoría de la evolución de Darwin y los procesos naturales. Su vocación por la divulgación científica le ha permitido escribir en medios como Outside, National Geographic, Rolling Stone y The New York Times. Su obra Spillover (W.W. Norton & Company, 2012), sobre las enfermedades transmitidas por los animales (zoonosis), fue finalista en 2013 del PEN/E. O. Wilson Literary Science Writing Award. Su producción literaria no se limita a la difusión de la ciencia, también destacan sus libros de ficción: To walk the line (Knopf, 1970), The Soul of Viktor Tronko (Dell, 1988), en el contexto de la Guerra Fría, Blood Line: Stories of Fathers and Sons (Johnson Books, 2000), entre otros. Details ISBN 8418967846 ISBN-13 9788418967849 Title Sin aliento / Breathless: The Scientific Race to Defeat a Deadly Virus Author David Quammen Format Paperback Year 2023 Pages 448 Publisher Penguin Random House Grupo Editorial GE_Item_ID:159230326; About Us Grand Eagle Retail is the ideal place for all your shopping needs! With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and over 1,000,000 in stock items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! Shipping & Delivery Times Shipping is FREE to any address in USA. Please view eBay estimated delivery times at the top of the listing. Deliveries are made by either USPS or Courier. We are unable to deliver faster than stated. International deliveries will take 1-6 weeks. NOTE: We are unable to offer combined shipping for multiple items purchased. This is because our items are shipped from different locations. 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